SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- PROSEDS DIFPM INSTRUMENTATION SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- 8-1-2-TG-D9025
- Response Due
- 4/29/2002
- Archive Date
- 4/16/2003
- Point of Contact
- Brian A. Speer, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-3038, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email brian.speer@msfc.nasa.gov - Cynthia B. Hollingsworth, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-1656, Fax (256) 544-6062, Email cynthia.hollingsworth@msfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Brian A. Speer
(brian.speer@msfc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer System (ProSEDS) Differential Ion Flux Probe w/Mass Analysis (DIFPM) Support. This work includes analysis and inputs from the DIFPM calibration and test data, the data from the ProSEDS mission results, the ionospheric model predictions and results obtained from the Langmuir Probe instruments on ProSEDS. Development and validation of any required software to analyze the data from the DIFPM must be accomplished as part of this task. Support of launch preparations including mission simulations and data flow is required. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from SRS Technologies, Inc. pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, which implements the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Competition is impractical because: (a) SRS Technologies has a select team of key personnel with unique capabilities to support the analysis of data from the DIFPM for ProSEDS. Specifically, SRS Technologies has extensive experience in the analysis of space flight data from plasma diagnostic instruments including instruments on many previous missions. The contractor?s unique capabilities and experience cannot be obtained from any other source. (b) SRS Technologies has the computational code developed to calculate the electrodynamic thrust generated by electrodynamic tethers. The application of this code to the results of the ProSEDS experiment will save the government money by taking advantage of the existing code and expertise at SRS. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. local time on May 2, 2002. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
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